Paul Galloway

In continuing our series on the Bible, let's return to those two recent cover stories we referred to last week. Appearing in Christianity Today and Christian Century, the country's top...

What are probably the country's two leading Protestant magazines originate in the Chicago area: Christian Century, with offices are in the Loop, and Christianity Today, which is headquartered in Carol...

This column is nothing if not timely, which is why our subject is Thanksgiving. It's understandable if you're thinking we're a day late, but that's not our style. We'd never...

Now begins a series on the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible, which was heralded here last week and, in a general way, this past summer. Loyal readers will recall--and,...

Sometimes your dutiful religion writer thinks he's too accessible to the reading public. Last Monday morning was one of those times. Dutifully picking up the phone receiver, I heard an...

It was a nice moment, but it wasn't news. With newspaper space and air time tight, reporters and editors must decide what's most important, relevant, novel or, alas, titillating. The...

Occasionally, your dedicated religion writer puts aside his Bible or Koran and peruses other great tomes with a spiritual tone. It's a duty as well as a delight, for he's...

A church, Gary Schoener was saying, should be the safest place on Earth. That's why the site of worship is a sanctuary. It's sacred, a haven. But this came at...

Redemption is the essence of Catholicism. Sinners can be saved, the fallen restored. Yet, the decision by the Archdiocese of Chicago to openly reinstate an admitted child molester as a...

You're aware that your diligent religion writer will endure almost any ordeal to bring the best samples of worthy truth-seeking to his demanding, sophisticated readers. Take, for example, a recent...